Overview of how the Bonner Program is managed, including staffing, student leadership, and collaboration across campus.

1. Bonner Program Management

2. What We’ll Cover
• Bonner Program Staf
fi
ng Levels
• Roles & Responsibilities (Program
Management)
• Student Leadership (BLT, Interns, Congress
Reps)

3. Map your current staf
fi
ng and
center organizational structure.
Starting Activity

4. Bonner Program
Staf
fi
ng Standards

5. Staf
fi
ng Levels
• During start up: clarify roles
of staff and faculty; most
have other roles
• 40 students: to 1 staff
• Bonner Director reports to
Senior Administrator
• Creatively leverage available
staf
fi
ng (e.g., work study,
VISTAs, graduate assistants)

6. Bonner Wiki: Bonner Program Staf
fi
ng

7. Bonner Staff
Roles & Responsibilities

8. "Program directors are
fi
nding a stretch in their
associations, as they necessarily have to become
program developers, political strategists,
communicators across many boundaries,
counselors, learners,
wisdom
fi
gures, interpreters,
planners and problem solvers.”
- Robert Sigmon, 1992 report
to the Bonner Foundation

9. What do staff do?
Empower students’ (and
staff) development &
leadership
Build connections on
campus (pathways) and off
campus (collaboration)
Develop and manage
partnerships, positions,
& projects
Teach, advise, coach,
and mentor
Manage people & hold
them accountable
Build, implement, and
expand programs and
centers

10. Things You Do Every Term
Students Engage in Communities
• Positions, Community Learning Agreements, and Management - in person
and on BWBRS
Education, Training, and Re
fl
ection
• Class Meetings, Site Meetings, All Bonner Meetings, Courses - the aim
is to have at least one meeting a week
Advising
• One on One Meetings - between a Bonner and a staff/faculty
advisor at least once each semester
Lead and Manage
• Building and implementing the program, projects, events,
and operations of your center

11. Bonner “Director”
• Oversees the operations of the
civic engagement center and
Bonner program
• Serves as a key advocate and
leader for community and civic
engagement on campus
• Supervises and provides support
to the Bonner Coordinator and
other Center staff
• Often plays a central role in
promoting academic connections

12. Bonner “Coordinator”
• Designs, facilitates, and assesses the
education, structure, and
programming for Bonner Program
• Provides ongoing mentorship and
support to Bonner students
• Monitors Bonners’ performance
and completion of hours and
expectations
• Manages all components, including
recruitment and selection
• Manages sites and positions

14. Year at a Glance
Fall
Orientation - launches
Bonner Program before
school year
Place First Years - First-
Year often shadow or try
different sites
Semester Placements -
get students into service
within a few weeks
Fall Staff and Congress
Meetings - get the
network together
Summer
Cornerstones - implement
by end of year (or summer)
Capstones and
Presentations of Learning -
with partners, seniors,
faculty, etc.
Summer Leadership
Institute - big meeting!
Manage summer - site
visits, strategic planning;
revise your training &
meeting calendar
Evaluation and planning -
Annual Reports (May/June)
Winter
Mid-Year Retreats -
training, visioning, and
Bonner community building
Site Visits and Check Ins -
events with partners
Ongoing work around
academic connections -
faculty training and
engagement
Semester Placements - get
other students into service
within a few weeks
Planning for Summer -
start internship recruitment
Spring
First Year Trip and Second Year
Exchange - plan Cornerstones,
whether in person or remote
Recruitment and Selection -
identi
fi
es next class of Bonners
Site Visits and Check Ins -
events with partners
Curriculum projects - courses,
capstones, minors, pathways,
policies, tracking, etc.
Semester Placements and
Finalize Summer - ensure
students have positions

15. Given your understanding of the current
team composition, list who will be staff
lead in each activity involved in managing
your Bonner Program.
(Use Campus Collaboration
worksheet handout or Mural Board)
Planning Activity

16. Sta
ff
Lead

17. Bonner Student
Leadership Roles

18. Bonner Senior Interns
Who? • 1 - 4 motivated students, rising Seniors or Juniors, in key
program management roles
How to
pick?
• Identify students with strong understanding of Bonner
Program and how to mobilize students
• Prepare students in junior year (or before)
What they
do?
• Coordinate BLT (Bonner Leadership Team)
• Help organize and lead meetings & training
• Help manage service sites
• Help with accountability and BWBRS
When/
Where?
• Senior Interns have a track at Summer Leadership Institute
• Many also attend Fall Bonner Congress (online)

19. Senior Intern Training
• Bonner National Meetings
and online connections
• Provide intensive training in:
‣ Program management
‣ Peer leadership
‣ How to facilitate workshops
‣ Organizational skills
• Bonner Intern Handbook

20. Bonner Wiki: Bonner Senior Interns

21. Bonner Leadership Team (BLT)
Who?
• Student leaders who help run the Bonner
Program and campus-wide engagement
How to pick?
• Determine structure and roles
• Build in student voice
• Select and/or elect students
What they
do?
• Almost Everything!
• Be creative with their roles!
When&/
Where?
• Bonner Congress
• Bonner Summer Leadership Institute

22. BLT Structures: Sample Structures
Class Based Roles
Committee Based Roles
Chair Based Roles
Family Based Roles

23. BLT Selection
• Early application process
(early spring)
‣ Written application
‣ Interview
• Selection approaches:
‣ Voting
‣ Internal Appointment
‣ Combination

24. BLT Training
• Orientation
• Strengths / Styles
• Team Building
• Skill Development
• Facilitation
• Meeting Design
• Accountability

25. Bonner Wiki: Bonner Leadership Team

26. Bonner Wiki: Bonner Congress

27. Draft an ideal structure for your
Bonner Leadership Team (whether you
have a program or not)
Write down things you need to learn
Brainstorm how you will involve diverse students
Planning Activity

28. Bonner Program
Collaboration
Across Campus

29. Bonner Campus Collaboration
Academic
Departments
Interfaith Centers
Alumni Of
fi
ce,
Advancement &
Public Relations
Student Life/
Affairs/Success
Career Services
Diversity Equity &
Inclusion
Global
Programs/
Study Abroad
Admissions

30. Admissions:
Admit the Best Class
• recruitment
• pipelines
• selection
• diversity
• reputation • media about your Bonner Program
• news & events
• website & social media
• branding to highlight Bonners
• e-portfolio
Public Relations/IT:
Market Civic Engagement

31. Student Affairs:
Mobilize Students
• shared training
• integrated calendar
• clubs & events linked
to serve
• learning communities • resume writing
• career advising
• professional training
• networking
• fairs & employment
Career Services:
Promote Post-Graduate
Success

32. •
fi
nd service minded
• vocational discernment
• advising
• spiritual exploration
Interfaith Centers:
Foster Re
fl
ection
• diversity training recruitment
• community relations
• special projects
Multicultural Affairs/DEI/Belonging:
Build an Inclusive Campus

33. • study abroad
• international service trips
• internships
• training & courses
International Of
fi
ce:
Foster Global Perspectives
Academic Departments:
Link to the Curriculum
• faculty advising on
capacity-building
projects
• CBR & research
• course designator
• pathways
• minor/majors

34. Planning Activity
Use Campus Collaboration worksheet to identify
colleagues across campus who can support speci
fi
c
Bonner Program activities.

35. Sta
ff
Colleague(s)